The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) is the first fully integrated equity real estate investment trust specializing in the design, financing, development, and operation of correctional, detention, and community reentry facilities around the globe. GEO is the world's leading provider of diversified correctional, detention, community reentry, and electronic monitoring services to government agencies worldwide with operations in the United States, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. GEO's worldwide operations include the ownership and/or management of 135 facilities totaling approximately 96,000 beds, including projects under development, with a growing workforce of approximately 23,000 professionals.

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2.9 Community Rank

Outperform Votes

The GEO Group has received 476 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)

Underperform Votes

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The GEO Group has received 57.84% “outperform” votes from our community.

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4.0 Company Ownership

In the past three months, The GEO Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,889,968.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

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The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) Frequently Asked Questions

How has The GEO Group's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

The GEO Group's stock was trading at $13.31 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, GEO shares have increased by 4.2% and is now trading at $13.87. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

When is The GEO Group's next earnings date?

How were The GEO Group's earnings last quarter?

The GEO Group Inc (NYSE:GEO) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.29. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $621.71 million for the quarter. The GEO Group had a net margin of 6.11% and a return on equity of 17.43%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.31 EPS. View The GEO Group's earnings history.

How often does The GEO Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for The GEO Group?

The GEO Group announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 17th will be given a dividend of $0.48 per share on Friday, April 24th. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 13.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 16th. View The GEO Group's dividend history.

What guidance has The GEO Group issued on next quarter's earnings?

The GEO Group issued an update on its FY 2020
Pre-Market earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 30th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.25-2.35 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.38-2.38 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.58 billion.

Has The GEO Group been receiving favorable news coverage?

News stories about GEO stock have trended extremely negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. The GEO Group earned a media sentiment score of -5.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutThe GEO Group.

Are investors shorting The GEO Group?

The GEO Group saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,510,000 shares, an increase of 9.6% from the April 30th total of 2,290,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,710,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days. Currently, 2.1% of the company's shares are short sold. View The GEO Group's Current Options Chain.

What is The GEO Group's stock symbol?

The GEO Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GEO."

Who are The GEO Group's major shareholders?

The GEO Group's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.71%), Artemis Investment Management LLP (4.39%), Artemis Investment Management LLP (4.35%), State Street Corp (3.40%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.79%) and Russell Investments Group Ltd. (1.66%). Company insiders that own The GEO Group stock include Anne N Foreman, Brian Evans, Christopher C Wheeler, David J Venturella, George C Zoley and Richard H Glanton. View institutional ownership trends for The GEO Group.

Which major investors are selling The GEO Group stock?

GEO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wells Fargo & Company MN, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Squarepoint Ops LLC, BlackRock Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., and Mackay Shields LLC. Company insiders that have sold The GEO Group company stock in the last year include Anne N Foreman, Brian Evans, and Richard H Glanton. View insider buying and selling activity for The GEO Group.

Which major investors are buying The GEO Group stock?

GEO stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Deprince Race & Zollo Inc., State Street Corp, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Geode Capital Management LLC, Driehaus Capital Management LLC, and MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd. Company insiders that have bought The GEO Group stock in the last two years include Brian Evans, David J Venturella, and George C Zoley. View insider buying and selling activity for The GEO Group.

How do I buy shares of The GEO Group?

Shares of GEO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is The GEO Group's stock price today?

One share of GEO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.87.

How big of a company is The GEO Group?

The GEO Group has a market capitalization of $1.68 billion and generates $2.48 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $166.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.75 on an earnings per share basis. The GEO Group employs 22,000 workers across the globe.